Western Spinebills on Grevillea bipinnatifida
OUR MRROS EVENT IS AT BORANUP GALLERY 12 SEPTEMBER TO 27 SEPTEMBER This is a small (A4 size) painting of a pair of Western Spinebill’s feeding on one of my favourite grevilleas- Grevillea bipinnatifida- sometimes called the Fuchsia or Grape Grevillea. A small member of the large honeyeater family, these little beauties zoom around our garden in an almost predictable loop seeking out the…
White-cheeked Honeyeaters feeding on Illyarie (Eucalyptus erythrocorys)
White cheeked Honeyeaters are common birds within Kings Park Perth. Often along the coastal sector of the South West of WA, where there is a small eucalypt in flower, there seem to be White-Cheeks; and probably a Red Wattle Bird as well. We also encountered them a little inland from Geraldton WA while living there for a year or so. Up there they seemed…
The Storyteller: Galahs on the gum tree
CHARACTERS OF THE OPEN PLAINS We have several Galahs visiting our garden and surrounding open land. The antics they get up to when relating to one another is often humorous and appears to be playful. But they also squabble and peck at one another in order to protect their space on a branch or to be near a mate- or so it seems. While…
Honkey Nut Heaven- Red-capped Parrots on a Pink Flowering Marri
THE QUIET PARROTS OF THE WEST With colours to challenge a harlequin clown, the brilliant Red-capped Parrots are surprisingly not so easily found in a tree. In parts of the south-west corner of Western Australia, they are moderately common birds. Large flowering grevillea shrubs in gardens and Marri trees laden with the bell shaped fruit known locally as “Honkey Nuts are where they are…
Reflections in the Afternoon
Bronzewing Pigeons resting in the early afternoon Our property consists of natural vegetation including Marri and Jarrah trees with a planted garden designed to attract birds. There are locations in the garden where Bronzewings tend to gather including a resting area underneath Allocasuarinas and tall shrubs. And it is this location that I have tried to portray in this painting of the male and…
Hornbills in Paradise: Wreathed Hornbills on Cluster Fig
HORNBILLS ARE INCREDIBLY STUNNING BIRDS IT WAS JULY 2013 when we visited the Bali Bird Park for the first time and saw for the first time a pair of Wreathed Hornbills. I was totally enchanted by their appearance and wanted to paint their portrait – of course. But it took almost seven years before that happened. And now with the Covid 19 impact I…
Pemberton Karri #1- charcoal
So What’s An Artist to Do? This is 20 March 2020. There have been so many changes to our lives over these past several days. Energy has been taken from us and we just wonder and wander a little more than previously. As an artist I find I like to draw or paint on almost each (if not every) day. That’s how I understand…
A Low Outlook- Splendid Fairy-Wren
This is a watercolour painting on 300gsm Arches Hot Pressed (smooth) Paper. The framing measures 48cm x 47cm high. The Original can be obtained only from Boranup Gallery. Unframed price $745.
